Entrepreneurs engaged in the import of biologically active food products visited AQTI

A meeting was held at the Azerbaijan Food Safety Institute (AQTI) with the participation of heads and other responsible persons of business entities engaged in the import of biologically active food products.

At the meeting, Chairman of the Management Board of AQTI Ali Nabiyev gave detailed information to the guests about the activities of the Institute. It was reported that in the field of food safety in our country, a series of measures are being implemented in the direction of adapting the laboratory system to modern requirements and modernizing the material and technical base. It was noted that specialized laboratories for food safety, complex research, plant and animal health operate under the AQTI in order to ensure food safety and protect the health of the population. These laboratories under the Institute's Analytical Expertise Center successfully participate in various international competency tests.

After the meeting, entrepreneurs involved in the import of biologically active food products visited the Institute's Department of Samples, Complex Research Laboratory and National Reference Laboratory in order to get acquainted and learn the working principle. The guests were informed about the performed laboratory examination methods, attention was drawn to the role of conducting examinations with methods in accordance with international standards in ensuring food safety. It was emphasized that the examinations were carried out with high professionalism based on international methods.

The participants observed the examinations carried out in the laboratories visually, on the spot. During the meeting, questions of interest to entrepreneurs were answered.